Commodification vs Financialization
A long footnote to the Late Capitalism series in which I discuss the, at least to me, very important difference between these two concepts. While commodification is still going on, it is really the ad...
23 Mar 37min
How to be Wrong and Why!
An invitation to explore the power of being wrong. In a culture that emphasizes the importance of rightness over a whole range of other possible values like harmony, beauty, health, fabulousness, insp...
20 Mar 33min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 18 - Conclusion 2 "Us"
While our particular brand of history is unique, people have been living history for a long time. By looking back to some earlier patterns of living that were more health-giving and joy-supporting tha...
16 Mar 1h 1min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 16: Conclusion
Nietzsche is not just presenting a series of arguments, he is modelling a very different approach to thinking and understanding our world than we usually encounter. To conclude our read-along, I refle...
13 Mar 34min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 17 - Conclusion 1 "Cheerios"
A reflection on the global structure of Late Capitalism encapsulated in Cheerios as an example that can help us understand the nature of the world we inhabit. I also cover the unanswerable question, “...
9 Mar 56min
Reading Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" - Ep. 15
The final section finds Nietzsche in usual form attacking the notion of ‘levelling’ and ‘universal good’ and ‘Equality’. HIs driving force, following on Will to Power, is the pursuit of individual ide...
6 Mar 32min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide - Addendum - Keurig
Okay, I couldn’t help myself. Keurig is such a perfect example of how this entire orientation towards the world is destructive of more or less all the greatness and joy in life that I pause here to re...
4 Mar 23min
Late Capitalism: A Survival Guide, Ep. 16 - Reorientation
As long as we keep the values of Late Capitalism we will be trapped within and reproduce the problems associated with our current system. To reorient ourselves within our world we need to articulate f...
2 Mar 51min
